📅Date:2026.10.04 ~ 2026.10.11
📍Location:Areas of Hwaseong Fortress
📞Contact:+82-31-228-3920
💰Admission:Free (Fees may apply to certain programs)
🎭Play Time:12:00-21:00
🏛Organizer:Suwon-si
📞Organizer Tel:+82-31-228-3920
🤝Co-organizer:Suwon Cultural Foundation, Suwon Hwaseong Cultural Festival Organizing Committee
Overview
Hwaseong Fortress, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, hosts the Suwon Hwaseong Cultural Festival every autumn. The festival’s main event is the “King Jeongjo’s Royal Parade,” a reenactment of King Jeongjo’s procession to pay respects to his father Crown Prince Sado’s tomb. This spectacular event features over 4,000 participants in traditional Joseon-era costumes marching along a 59km route. The “King Jeongjo’s Dasobangwa” program, offering a taste of royal court cuisine served for the Banquet of Lady Hyegyeong-Gung Hong, is especially popular among international tourists. Additionally, the festival includes fortress-building experiences, night tours, and various reenactment events and performances, all linked to Hwaseong Fortress, Suwon. ◎Hwaseong Fortress, SuwonThis planned city was built by King Jeongjo during the Joseon Dynasty. It is considered a pinnacle of Korean fortress culture, incorporating the advanced technologies of its time.
Program
Suwon Fantasy- Sanghadongnak, performances, hands-on experience programs, etc.